Articles are more common in Spanish than in English. An article is a noun modifier and it is placed before the noun. In English some examples of articles are: “the”, “a”, “an” and "some". They are divided into: definite and indefinite articles.

Articles are more common in Spanish than in English. An article is a word used before a noun. In English some examples of articles are: “the”, “a”, or “an”.

1. In Spanish, articles are either: masculine or feminine.1 Articles are masculine or feminine based on the noun after them. Masculine words do not necessarily have to do with manly objects. It’s simply the way the language works.2

2. In Spanish we’ll see that articles can also be singular or plural depending on the noun following them.
If a something is singular, it means it is "one." If a something is plural, it means it is "more than one."

3. We have definite and indefinite articles in Spanish. In English, the definite article is “the,” while “indefinite articles” are “a,” “an,” and some.”Definite:
Pass me the book. (Pass me the specific book.)Indefinite
Pass me a book. (Pass me any book.)
Pass me some books. (Pass me any books.)

Indefinite Articles

There are also four indefinite articles( “a/an” & “some”)un – a / an (before masculine, singular noun)

Notas:1. Spanish comes from Latin. In Latin, nouns are also masculine and feminine as well as the nouns in the other languages that came from Latin: Portuguese, Italian, & French.2. So while for ‘el hombre’ the article is masculine (el), there are many words that have nothing to do with gender in English like “el vestido” (the dress) and “el” is still used because the word ends in ‘o’.